Manure-spreader.



CL E. ROOT MANURE S PREADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 19H. 1,173,937. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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C. E. ROOT.

MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29.1914.

1, 173,037. I Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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. C. E. ROOT.

MANURE SPREADER. APPLICATION man l ULY 29. 1914.

1,173,037; Patented Feb. 22,1916. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Q I x 7 \L 3 '3 g v b 0 n R b a) canons a. :aoow, or cameraman SPRINGS, PENNSYLVA- i MAHURE SPREADER.

a nmim as 311E329, 191a. Serial No. assess.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, (IL-Anne E. new; 2.1

citizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge Springs, in the county of Crawford and State. of ennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Manure-Spreaders, of which thc'following s a specification. v

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in manure spread.

- this character including a hopper body with ,Jbo'ttmn thereof upon the axle carrying the a distributing toothed drum mounted i'n'the ground wheels, and means for rotating the drum at various *rates of speed to cause the teeth of said drum to coact with'the teeth on the adjacent edges of the hopper body to pulverize and d stribute manure from said f body as the latter is drawn over the ground.

vide a spreader of this characterwhich will .Another object of the iiivention is to probe constructed in such manner that the qua 1- tity of material to be distributed may he regulated by the position of the valve plates which may be moved by means bf a lever within reach of the operator-or driver of the spreader. I

' A further object of the invention is to pro vide a spreader of this character in which the distributing drum may be secured upon the axle or removed and replaced by 'dump ing plates, when. desired. v

A further object of the invention is to pro J vide a spreader of this character which will be constructed in such manner that runners may be readily attached and a cable secured to-o ne of the ground wheels to'rotate the lat ter andcause rotation of the drum as the spreader is moved over the surface.

The invention has for a still further object to provide improved and novel means for changing the speed of rotation of the drum independently of the speed of rotation of the ground wheels and discontinuing rotation of the drum during rotationof the ground lwheelawhen-deeimd. --tWith these and other ohyects' in view. as

iwill hecome more apparent as the descriptionaiproceeds, the invention consism in certain novel features of constmction com-- hination and arrangement of parts as will Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. see. 22,1916,

be hereinafter more daily described and claimed. i

For co iplete understanding of iny in vention, reference he'had to thefoilowing description and accompanying due-w ings,inWhich- I Figure-1 is'a side elevation of my im: 4

proved form of spreader, Fig. 2 is front elevation thereofi-Fig. 3 is longitudinal as section "through the spreader, Fig. 7% is a I fragmentary topplan view, Fig. 5 is "ajsidef elevation, with the runner secured in posia-e tion and the ground-wheel rotating means" connected with the driving groundwheel to so rotate the latter, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary' f and rear walls extended in a substantially;

yertical direction, as shown at 4. it will be-w understood that the body I is mounted'u onthe supporting framelfi and that the e 6" is mounted transversely beneath the" supporting frame 5, and has the ground wheels '2' loosely mounted upon itsjopp'osite ends.

Removabty mounted uponthe axle 6 is the sectienaldrum 8 formed preferably halves; thereby providing a. longitudinally so split drum'which may he readily secured in position upon the axle. 6 by means, of the clamp bolts 9 engaged through the ears 105 V projecting fromthe opposite endsof-thei" halves of said drum. The drum 8 is pro'" vided with a plurality of rows of teeth 11 projecting radially fromthe same work: ing-through the transverse opening 12in the bottom 13 of the body 1 and en aged be tween the rows ofteeth 14 and 15 projecting. rec into said opening fromtherearedge-ofthe opening 12 and the rear. edge of theivalvei plate 16 forming the opposite wall of said opening and servingto regulate the width of the same. t- The valve plate .ifiyisyadaptedto, be ad? I:

justed meansoi the rod 1'? havingone tion'ary portion of the device, as at. I.

20, adjacentthe lower end of said lever 18'.-

The upper or handle end 21 of the lever 18 is positloned'adjacent the seat 22 and the lever is adapted to be locked in adjusted position by the latch member 23 secured to said lever adjacent the upper end thereof and adapted for engagement with the segment rack 24, as will be readily understood .by referring to the drawings.

The axle 6 has a relatively large gear 25 keyed thereonand a relatively small gear 26 is carried by the hub of one of the wheels 7 for rotation synchronously with the rotation of the wheel. A rocker arm 27 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 28 which projects outwardly from the side 3 of the bed 1. The

' pinl28 extends through the transverse center :of. the rocker bar or arm, and stub shafts. 29 .and 30 are rotatably carried by the rocker farms, equal distances upon the opposite sides of the pivot pin 28. A pair of gears 31 are keyed upon the stub shaft 29.. One of the gears .31 is smaller in diameter than the other and is adapted for. meshing with the J-gear 25, while the larger of the pair-of gears is meshing with the gear 26. A pair of gears 32 arekeyed upon the stub shaft 30 and they are also of different diameters so that they will properly mesh with the gears 25 and 26 for rotating the axle 6 by the rotation of the ground wheel7, which has the gear 26 associated therewith. The pair of gears 32 are correspondingly of greater diameter vthan nected to the rod 34 intermediate its ends the pair of gears 31 for driving the axle 6 at a slower rate of speed than it will be driven by the gear 31. When it is desired to drive the axle 6 and the drum carried thereby at a higher speed, the rocker arm 27 is rocked for moving the gears 31 into meshing engagement with the gears 25 and 22, and when the slower rotation of the drum is desired the rocker arm is rocked to move the gears 32- into engagement with the gears side 3 and has its end remote from the end to which the lever 33 is connected, pivotally connected to the side 3 as is shown at 37. A vertically positioned rod 35 is pivotally confor vertical movement upon swinging or pivotal movement of the rod 34 by vertical movement of the lever 33. The lower end of the rod 35 is loosely connected to one end of the rocker bar 27 for locking the bar upon vertical movement of therod 35; The

lever 33 has teeth 38 formed upon one of its edges for coaction with a" rack 39-for holding the lever in different positions as desire Owingjto the fact that the upwardly directed or. vertical upper portion 4 of the; rear end of the body 1 is hingedly connected to the inclined lower portion thereof, as shown. at 40, this portion may be swung downwardly during operation of filling the body l with the material to be distributed,

operated upon a snow or ice-covered surface,

I have provided a pair of runners 41 and 42 constructed in such manner that the runner.

41 may be readily positioned beneath one of the ground wheels 7 secured to the same by means of the pivot bolts 43 engaged through said runner 41 and said wheel 7, the frontiof the runner 41 being connected with the front of the runner 42 by me ans of the connecting chain 44. The runner 42 is of such construction that it may be readily secured beneath the frame 5 adjacent the remaining ground wheel 7, which will hereinafter be referred to as the propelling ground wheel as shownat 45. The structure 45 supports the axle 6 and hold the propelling ground wheel 7 out of engagement with the ground and permits it to rotate clear of the runner. The supporting structure 45 is the ordinary construction employed for at- Y taching runners to vehicle bodies and includes an axle supporting bar 45 which is connected to the runner 42 by suitable braces.

45 The propelling ground wheel 7 is providedin this form of the device, with a pair of side flanges 46 between which is, wound a cable 47, which has one end secured to the propelling wheel 7, while the oppositeend of said cable may be secured to a stake 48 to be driven in the surface a spaced distance from the'wheel 7, whereby, as the devie moves over the shrface, the cable 47 w'll be caused to unwind from the wheel 7, thereby compelling said wheel 7 to rotate and drive the axle 6 and drum 8 through the pair of drive gears 31 or 32, as the case may" be. The'runners 41 and 42 and the cable 47 are clearly shown in Figs. 5- and 6.

While thepreferred embodiment of the invention, isshown and described, it will be understood that minor changes in the de-. tails of construction and arrangement of.

parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

What'is claimed is z 1. A device of the class'described comprising a body, a frame for supporting said body, an axle beneath saidfframe ground wheels carried by. said axle, a gear carried by one of said groundwheels, a gear parried by said axle, adistributing-member carried by said axle and adapted for rotationwith the-latter, said body being provided with an opening above the distributing member,

and-means for transmitting rotary motion from the 'gear carried by one of the ground wheels to the gea'r'carried by the axle.

'2. A device of the class described com-- prising aframe, a body carried by said frame and having an open portion, an axle mounted upon said axle, a gear wheel carried by one of said ground wheels, a rock "arm, means forpivotally mounting said rock sides of the pivot. point of said rock arm,

and' me'ans for operatingthe rock arm. to

.armupon said body, spaced transmission gears carried by said rock ,arm on opposite ring the transmission gears thereof int0- engagement With the gears carried by the axle and ground wheel to cause rotation of,80

said axle and distributing member;

' 3. A device of the class described comprising a body, a frame ,beneath said body, an axle mounted beneath said frame, ground wheels loosely mounted upon said axle, a 85 runner secured beneath one of said ground wheels, a second runner secured beneath the body, said second runner being spaced from the second ground wheel, a distributing member carried by said axle, said body having an outlet opening above said distributing member,- means for rotating the second ground wheel, and operative connections be tween the second ground wheel and the axle,

whereby said axle and distributing member will be rotated upon rotation of the second ground wheel.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE E. ROOT.

A -Witnessesf J. PERRY ECKELS, l ELLERY.E. STETSON. 

